ATV favorite Jay Nash has a new album coming out early next year. In a brief conversation for the Riverfront Times, Nash gave me a good amount of scoop regarding the new disc and I’m especially excited to hear that bass man extrordinaire Rob Wasserman is handling the low end on Nash’s new material. Check […]
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Interview Leftovers: Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes
I saw The Black Crowes for the first time in 1991, opening for ZZ Top at the Richfield Coliseum. It was a “complicated” tour for the band (that’s the term I used to reference the tour during my recent conversation with BC drummer Steve Gorman) and truthfully, they weren’t very good, which was disappointing to […]
Rappin’ with Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett
Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett about his new solo release, credited to Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants (also available on vinyl!). Presumably, Shiflett was able to locate some new peasants, because he’s currently out on tour supporting the new release, playing a series of shows […]
Last Collector Standing: Behind the scenes with Jon Scorfina
If you haven’t visited the ATV Facebook page, you might not be aware of the links that I’ve been posting on occasion for Last Collector Standing, the wonderful vinyl-centric weekly feature in which Jon Scorfina of the Riverfront Times explores a different collector, digging into their vinyl collecting obsessions, the origins of their collecting habit, […]
Exploring “The Things We Left Behind” with Blue Rodeo
Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
Stranger in a Strange Band: A Conversation with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner
I have to give Mick Jones a lot of credit. With over 25 years of success with Foreigner on his resume (not to mention a nice little side career producing albums like Van Halen’s 5150 and Billy Joel’s Storm Front), it’s not like he had anything else left to prove. The proof is in the […]